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Dear Friends,
Welcome! This is my first Strandline as president of NYSMEA.
The current Board consists of the following great people:
College V.P. Meghan Marrero
Elementary V.P. Tom Greene
Secondary V.P. Christine Nealy
Special Education V.P. Blanca Ching
Secretary Lisa Breslof
Treasurer Sarah Richards
Executive Director Adam Riback
Past President Lane Rosen
Committee Chairs:
Program Christopher Drew
Financial Sarah Richards
Education Leann Winn
Annual Conference Sarah Richards
It’s My Estuary Day Adam Riback
Please consider joining us!
Thanks to everyone who organized and those who attended our virtual conference on May 15th. It will soon be available on our website in the “Members Only” section. We urge you to pay your $20 dues so that you can take advantage of this and other benefits of membership. We are looking forward to a great year! We hope to include virtual and in-person events. One example is the virtual NMEA Conference on July 13-17 which will be celebrated locally with an in-person visit to the new Jones Beach Nature and Energy Center. Look for details in the following posts.
We anticipate publishing on the first of each month. Past Strandlines will then be archived on our website for future reference. Each edition will not only have NYSMEA sponsored events but also items of interest to local teachers and informal educators interested in the environment in general and the marine environment in particular.
To get things together we would like all notice of items by the 22nd of the month for publication on the 1st.
Running an event - email strandline@nysmea.org
Know of an event - email strandline@nysmea.org
Want to highlight your program – email strandline@nysmea.org
Have some items of interest to Marine instructors - email Strandline@nysmea.org
Please forward Strandlines to others that you might feel would be interested in NYSMEA
Don't forget to check out our Facebook page which features more announcements. We are currently highlighting some great pictures from this year's "It's My Estuary Day," coordinated by our executive Director, Adam Riback. Revised this year due to Covid restrictions it never the less involved several informative booths, a beach cleanup and kayaking. It remains a unique event and a template for what can be done by your school. Check out the pictures and contact Adam for more information at executivedirector@nysmea.org
Hope to see you at the June 12 - 32nd Bi-Annual Denyse Wharf Cleanup! (Details are posted on www.nysmea.org )
Lou Siegel,
president@nysmea.org
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Over the past year, New York Sea Grant has been developing a new curriculum focusing on the environmental and social impacts of marine debris and plastic pollution, titled “Plastic Pollution and You: An Interdisciplinary Curriculum to Explore Our Role in Plastic Pollution”. The curriculum was created by NYSG Specialists and has been reviewed by environmental professionals. Now, we are now looking for feedback and review by teachers and educators throughout New York State to make this resource as impactful as possible. Due June 11th. Link
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Register for the Mid-Atlantic Climate Change Education Conference by Friday, June 11 to receive a free conference Warming Stripes sticker. Join us at MACCEC to learn how educators from across the region are teaching about climate solutions, science, justice and the workforce. Over 4 afternoons (June 28 - July 1), classroom teachers, nonformal educators, and researchers will share best practices, lesson plans, and tools for engaging K-12 students and community members in climate change education and action. Presenters from across the region and country will share how they are using climate data in the classroom, integrating environmental justice into their lessons, building climate resilience in communities, researching climate change impacts, educating the public through art and cooking, and preparing the next workforce to respond to and combat climate change.
Middle and high school students are invited to register for free and spend the afternoon of June 28th learning from fellow students on climate change solutions. At the end of the afternoon, all conference attendees are invited to attend a student panel where the next generation will share why they are taking action and demanding climate change education. We are looking forward to learning from these current and future climate leaders! Middle and high school students can register for free HERE.
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Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) is seeking applicants for our Fall 2021 Marine Conservation Internship. REEF is a non-profit, marine conservation organization with citizen science, education, and research programs. Participants in the Marine Conservation Internship program support REEF’s educational programming and general operations from the REEF Campus in Key Largo, Florida. The REEF Campus, with an Interpretive Center and educational trails, serves as an educational center for visitors and groups. It is also the Headquarters for supporting membership of over 70,000 engaging in REEF’s international programs. This program will start on August 23 and end on December 17. The application deadline is July 5, 2021. For details visit www.REEF.org/internship for complete information on how to apply.
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NMEA 101 AND CONFERENCE UPDATE WEBINAR
Do you want to learn more about the National Marine Educators Association? Are you looking to become more active in the organization? Do you wonder what NMEA is doing to advance our mission around the world? Please join us to learn about NMEA's history, current projects, and future goals, and how you can become more involved.
Participants will also hear from the 2021 Conference Planning team and learn what to expect from NMEA’s first ever virtual conference, which will focus on “Your Connection to Water!”
NMEA Membership is required to register. This year, NMEA is pleased to offer a $20 discount on membership to support those who have been impacted by the pandemic. Use the code OCEANDECADE when you join or renew to take advantage of this offer, or contact your chapter rep or president for a deeper discount for members of our regional chapters.
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Dear NMEA Friends and Colleagues, Registration is now open for the 2021 NMEA Virtual Conference, which will be held from July 14-17, 2021. The conference theme is “Your Connection to Water,” focusing on our personal connection to water, as well as the virtual connection to which we have all become so familiar. marine-ed.org/conference
https://www.marine-ed.org/conference/2021/register
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The Sanctuaries 360°: Explore the Blue series was launched last year to bring a collection of virtual underwater experiences to people throughout the world. These videos and lesson plans proved to be extremely popular over the last year and gave homebound students, teachers, and those seeking an escape a virtual outlet to experience our national marine sanctuaries.
https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/vr/
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We are excited to announce that starting on June 5th, the National Museum of Natural History is launching World Ocean Week in celebration of World Ocean Day. Centered around the theme "Hope Spots," families, youth, and adults can join Smithsonian educators and experts in five different digital programs and explore a range of resources that will inform and inspire! For more information and to register, please visit: https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/world-ocean-week-2021.
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“A Day in the Life” Program has taken hold in New York.
Join the next meeting on June 16th at 3 PM to find out more about this great stewardship/citizen science program.
You can get an idea of the program by watching this video from 2020 from A Day in the Life of the Peconic Estuary! Shoreham Wading River and Riverhead representing! We went out to each A Day in the Life location and filmed us taking all the samples of Groups 1 through 4. This will allow you to have 2020 data to compare to past and future years, as well as enable you to engage your students in a part of the data collection.
Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLTbbXXgIrg
We will take the opportunity to go over the new teacher manual, the new master spreadsheet you will be using to upload your data and discuss how we will move forward in 2021. The teacher manual will also be translated to Spanish! We look forward to hearing your questions, ideas, and enthusiasm.
Please forward this email to others who may be interested in participating in A Day in the Life. See you on the 16th! Zoom link below.
Thank you,
Melissa Parrott is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: A Day in the Life June meeting
Time: Jun 16, 2021 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85367192946?pwd=Y2Q0TWlKRHVob1R0ZElzVmthaEdPZz09
Meeting ID: 853 6719 2946 Passcode: 067093
One tap mobile +19292056099,,85367192946#,,,,*067093# US (New York)
+13017158592,,85367192946#,,,,*067093# US (Washington DC)
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On June 3rd, Delaware Sea Grant will host the #75MinuteScience Teacher Webinar: Life of a Scientist. This webinar will focus on a new outreach initiative by Share Your Skills, a Graduate Student Organization at the University of Delaware
#75MinuteScience: Life of a Scientist
Webinar: Thursday, June 3, 2021 - 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM EDT
Join Emmie Healey and Rachel Owrutsky in a discussion of a new outreach initiative from Share Your Skills, a Graduate Student Organization at the University of Delaware. Healey and Owrutsky are graduate students in the College of Earth Ocean and Environment. They will discuss their new outreach initiative, “Life of a Scientist.”
Healey and Owrutsky will give a background on their research, the motivation for the “Life of a Scientist” project, and how the project could be used to inspire the next generation of scientists.
To register go to https://www.deseagrant.org/events-all/2021/6/3/75minutesci-scientist
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Hello! The NOAA Science Seminar Series began in 2004 and is a voluntary effort by over 50 NOAA seminar coordinators to produce and distribute a list of NOAA-hosted, publicly accessible science seminars. Last year we shared listings for over 500 seminars! Check out these listings on a variety or topics.
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The Marine Aquarium Societies of North America (MASNA) is proud to announce the 2021 - 2022 MASNA Student Scholarships.
To further our goals, MASNA offers the MASNA Student Scholarship program to help stimulate and promote the pursuit of marine science, in particular for topics that are current and relevant to the marine aquarium hobby.
This year there are two scholarships available; one $7,000 scholarship for a college undergraduate student (incoming and current undergraduate students), and one $7,000 scholarship for a college graduate student (incoming and current graduate students).
For information on eligibility criteria and application instructions, please visit the MASNA Student Scholarship webpage at https://masna.org/masna-programs/scholarship-program/
The deadline for submission is June 18, 2021, by midnight of the submitting applicant’s time zone.
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In celebration of World Reef Awareness Day (June 1st) and to help raise awareness & appreciation for reefs, we've created a fun coral reef craft that uses many upcycled materials! It includes a how-to video and printable animals for a splash of learning. We made ours two-tiered, but for a simpler craft, you can use just one layer https://livingporpoisefully.com/2021/05/21/upcycled-3d-coral-reef-craft/
You can also check out the how-to video directly on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/BVa0VnD17CY
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Advancing Scientific Ocean Drilling Impact
Upcoming scientific ocean drilling-related series of virtual workshops. We are especially looking to broaden our participation to folks and communities who have not been so involved in our programs in the past - so please consider applying!
NOAA has great education materials on its Marine Debris Program.
Be sure to sign up for the monthly newsletter and or blog.
Here is just one post on Citizen Science:
https://blog.marinedebris.noaa.gov/using-citizen-science-understand-marine-debris?utm_medium=email&utm_source=GovDelivery
You may even want to become an Ocean Guardian School
https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education/ocean_guardian/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=GovDelivery
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Save the Date
June 12, 2021 - 32nd Bi-Annual Denyse Wharf Cleanup
(Details at www.nysmea.org )
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